Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC) staff know that with limited health resources throughout Northwestern Ontario, it's very important they work together across all hospitals that ...

Most patients do not need to pause their GLP-1 medications prior to elective surgery, according to updated guidance from several medical societies, including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, ...

Decisions that are made early on in the perioperative process by the patient or their surgeon can have far-reaching effects down the line, so it’s critical to optimize the pre-op preparation strategy, ...

"Optimal regimens and ideal patients remain undefined," experts say ...

The following article appeared in the July 2010 issue of Connection, the bi-monthly e-newsletter from the AAAHC.Q: As a Medicare-certified ASC, can the recovery room be used simultaneously for ...

At every patient care touchpoint, healthcare providers have an opportunity to improve the patient experience and boost satisfaction. This is especially true for surgical patients, who may be ...

We ask all of our patients to identify a support team (care coach) before their surgery date. Your support team could be a friend, family member, or neighbor—someone who you know and trust, who is ...

Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research shows. "Just as our ...